Grant of Advance Pension for EC Pensioners in Both Public and Private Sector Whose Areas were Declared Under State of Calamity

April 29, 2020ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 20-04-08GRANT OF ADVANCE PENSION FOR EC PENSIONERS IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR WHOSE AREAS WERE DECLARED UNDER STATE OF CALAMITYWHEREAS, the government must ensure the provision of social protection to the vulnerable and marginalized workers at all times especially in times of calamities brought about by disasters and outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics of diseases; aDSIHcWHEREAS, the Commission issued Board Resolution No. 14-07-21 dated 28 July 2014 granting the advance three-month pension for EC pensioners in the private sector whose areas were declared under the state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC);WHEREAS, availment of the said advance three-month pension requires the pensioner to apply for said facility which makes it not easily accessible;WHEREAS, the Commission finds the need to provide immediate financial assistance to EC pensioners in the event that they are faced with further vulnerability as a result of a calamity declared in their area by the NDRRMC or by way of a Presidential Proclamation or local declaration;WHEREAS, the automatic grant of...